Any business can be a part of the 1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County program.
Love where you live and help us protect what is special about Leadville and Lake County.
An easy way to fund natural resources and outdoor access in Lake County! Simply add a 1% voluntary donation to each customer purchase, and help protect what makes Lake County special.
Open space: Protect scenic views.
Recreation access: Preserve and increase access to climbing, fishing, hunting, trails, and more.
Trails: Help build new area trails.
Wildlife habitat: Protect moose, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, antelope, and more.
Heritage sites: Preserve mining and historical sites.
Outdoor education: Introduce others to the great outdoors.
Agricultural lands: Help keep working lands working—and protected from sprawl.
Sign Up: Decide to support—and give your customers the opportunity to support—1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County.
The donation is voluntary and tax free.
Set-Up: Set your point-of-sale system or register to add the 1% donation to receipts. Train your staff in the
whys and hows of 1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County.
Promote: Post our signs and materials in your shop, or add info to your invoices. Let customers know you
proudly support 1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County.
Contribute: Collect, track, and submit donations on a schedule that works for you! CCW will collect payment and distribute funds among the three partnering organizations.
Yes! All contributions are tax free. Simply add 1% to each sale, in the same way you’d add tax in your point-of-sale system. Cloud City Wheelers collects payments on a schedule that works for your business and distributes the funds among the three partnering organizations.
All businesses in Leadville and Lake County! You can join if you offer products or services: guiding, professional services, member services, and more.
It costs your business nothing! All funding comes from your customers’ voluntary 1% contributions.
It’s easy! Paperwork is minimal. Simply tally and send your donation on a schedule that works for your business.
It boosts your marketing! Be seen as a leader in protecting our way of life and local economy in Lake
County, Colorado. Be recognized through our special events, newsletters, and promotions.
Contributions advance the work of the Central Colorado Conservancy, Cloud City Wheelers, and Lake County Open Space Initiative on projects that protect what matters to Leadville/Lake County.
Through its partners’ work, 1% for the Outdoors- Leadville / Lake County supports projects like these:
Building and maintaining the Timberline Trail system and the new Turquoise Lake Trails.
Opening Hayden Meadows to public and fishing access.
Rehabilitating the Arkansas River.
Opening more than 10 miles of the Arkansas River for public fishing.
Protecting area wildlife such as bighorn sheep.
Protecting more than 10,000 acres in Lake County.
Keeping working lands safe from development.
Restoring streams and upgrading trails.
Current 1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County participants
Local support helps protect the trails, open spaces, and everyday adventures that make Leadville and Lake County feel like home.
The 1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County program keeps our wheels turning:
We would LOVE to talk to you more about the 1% for the Outdoors Leadville/Lake County program!
Share your name, email, and business name through our program inquiry form, and we’ll reach out to you in a jiffy.
